Gentamicin sponge for infection prophylaxis in colorectal surgery

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 363, Issue 26, 2010, Pages 2566-2567

  De Bruin, Anthonius F J ^a   Gosselink, Martijn P ^b   Rutten, Harm J ^c  

^a Maasstad Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN SPONGE; GENTAMICIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLORECTAL TUMOR; NOTE; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 78650625237     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1011631     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Bennett-Guerrero E, Pappas TN, Koltun WA, et al. Gentamicin-collagen sponge for infection prophylaxis in colorectal surgery. N Engl J Med 2010;363:1038-49.
2. de Bruin AFJ, Gosselink MP, van der Harst E, Rutten HJT. Local application of gentamicin collagen implants in the prophylaxis of surgical site infections following gastrointestinal surgery: a review of clinical experience. Tech Coloproctol 2010;14:301-10. (http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre= article&id=doi:10.1007/s10151-010-0593-0.)